The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2101
Waning Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2209
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 26.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.27° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.22° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.